NASA And Members Of The Artemis Agreement Reach Progress In Sustainable Exploration

The meeting of representatives of the country of the Artemis Agreement (photo: dock. United Arab Emirates Space Agency)

JAKARTA A number of countries that signed the Artemis Agreement were present at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress (IAC). At the event, NASA and representative countries discussed sustainable space.

On the first day of the IAC, on October 14, NASA's Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, revealed that collaboration is urgently needed when sending humans outside the Earth. Not only collaboration, responsibility to the environment must also be considered.

"The Artemis Agreement provides a reasonable set of principles to guide our cooperation, and our latest efforts to further implement it encourage the creation of an extraordinary environment of trust and cooperation," Melroy said, quoted from NASA's latest report.

During the high-level meeting, around 42 countries were present chaired by NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the Italian Space Agency. This meeting was held to unite principles and guide the cooperation of dozens of countries in the future.

Our latest Artemis Agreement to further implement it encourages the creation of an extraordinary environment of trust and cooperation, where all countries can contribute and benefit from this effort.

To achieve sustainable exploration, all countries present agreed to implement recommendations on non-interference, interoperability, scientific data releases, long-term sustainability guidelines, and others to advance the implementation of the Artemis Agreement.

Dozens of these countries have not focused on any potential areas. However, NASA revealed that the Artemis family will discuss sustainability in depth, including the management of space debris, next year.